The Maritime Executive
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USS George H.W. Bush Gets Underway Starting Deployment from Norfolk
The carrier USS George H. W. Bush departed Naval Station Norfolk (Virginia) on Tuesday morning, March 31. The official Navy statem...
Iran Targets “Israeli” Containership After Lull in Maritime Attacks
Around the same time the Iranians hit the Kuwaiti tanker in a headline-grabbing incident, the IRGC claims it also targeted an “Isr...
VLCC Hit By Iranian Attack off Dubai
Iranian forces have attacked a laden crude oil tanker at an anchorage off the coast of Dubai, according to the shipowner, Kuwait P...
Report: White House Considers Ending War Without Opening Strait of Hormuz
The White House is considering an option to end the Iran military campaign without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the tas...
First Offshore Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System Starts on FPSO
What is being billed as the world’s first offshore post-combustion CO2 capture system is now fully operational on an advanced FPSO...
Ukraine Pitches its Own Solution to the Strait of Hormuz Shutdown
The Ukrainian government is offering to lend Gulf states its experience in reopening contested sea lanes, President Volodymyr Zele...
Japan Demonstrates Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Commercial Vessels
Japan reports a breakthrough with the demonstration of a large hydrogen-fueled engine being developed by Japan Engine Corporation,...
MOL and Hitachi to Study Converting Old Ships to Floating Data Centers
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Hitachi plan to explore the use of old ships as a means of meeting the strong demand and technical...
French Court Sentences Shadow Fleet Tanker's Captain to One Year in Prison
A court in France has sentenced the Chinese captain of a shadow fleet tanker to a year-long prison sentence for disobeying instruc...
Damen & Polidano Group Sign Contract for 2 Combi Freighters 3850
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Polidano Group for the delivery of two Combi Frei...